> A novice can't design a better bridge than a civil engineer just by using cots software ...although a novice can beat a civil engineer at bridge design games

> A novice can't design a better bridge than a civil engineer just by using cots software ...although a novice can beat a civil engineer at bridge design games. :-) See Real Civil Engineer's YouTube channel [1], where a real civil engineer plays various engineering and puzzle games, including a lot of Poly Bridge 2 and 3. In Poly Bridge after finishing a level he generally looks at the leaderboard to see how the people that beat him did. There's usually a bunch that used cheesy methods, but there are also often several where they actually just did a better design. Especially on levels where hydraulics are used to move parts of the bridge. [1] https://www.youtube.com/@RealCivilEngineerGaming https://www.youtube.com/@RealCivilEngineerGaming